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Graphical medicine

Graphical medicine

I am very sceptical when I hear the term “graphical interface”. All too often I have been frustrated and irritated…

Thinking is important

Thinking is important

I find myself in philosophical mood this morning. I am pondering how we relate to other individuals and how we…

Technology trends

Technology trends

In last week’s blog I talked about what was going on at Embedded World and made some observations about what…

Words on the move

Words on the move

I have written about my interest in language on a previous occasion and commented that I considered myself very lucky…

EW 2010

EW 2010

Last week I went to Nuremberg [or Nürnberg if you prefer] to attend Embedded World 2010. I have been to…

The AIRpod

The AIRpod

I am always interested in new technology, but sometimes I hear about something which particularly catches my imagination and fires…

What is “real time”?

What is “real time”?

The term “real time” is widely used nowadays. Although it is a technical term, it finds its way into quite…

A taxi in Munich

A taxi in Munich

I am very interested in business success stories. In particular, I am fascinated by the contributions that individuals make to…

Staying in line

Staying in line

The idea of inlining code – placing the actual code of a small function at each call site – is…